Texas Standard For August 14, 2020
A new bill coming before Texas lawmakers next year addresses police action and accountability – it’s called the George Floyd Act; we’ll have the latest. And: A Texas federal prison…
A new bill coming before Texas lawmakers next year addresses police action and accountability – it’s called the George Floyd Act; we’ll have the latest. And: A Texas federal prison…
Most observers agree that without reducing prison populations COVID-19 will continue to rapidly spread inside. But even some existing early release programs are being suspended amid the outbreak.
“We’re calling an election for the largest bond ever during the greatest time of risk and uncertainty probably in our country.”
“Some of the areas that have the lowest response rates to the 2020 census are also areas of the state with large shares of Hispanic populations.”
The Armadillo World Headquarters would have been 50 in 2020. An oral history examines its lasting impact.
Each week, the Standard reaches out to Austin’s Typewriter Rodeo for a custom poem on Texas topics.
Austin is immediately cutting $20 million from the city’s police budget – and council members are vowing to make bigger reductions in the coming year. This interview aired before Austin…
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